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Dec 232014

New Liver Leads to New Family

On December 22, 2004, an article in an Omaha newspaper changed my life. It told the story of a 1-year-old girl from Texas, who came to Nebraska Medicine for a liver transplant. The little girl’s name was Elena. She was born early and had immediate health complications including necrotizing enterocolitis. Her family was unable to take care of her, so Elena was all alone.Read More

Dec 192014

Medical Advances Improve Pediatric Kidney Transplant Survival Rates

This can be attributed to multiple factors including refinements in pre-transplantation preparation, enhanced surgical techniques, better choice of donors, more potent immunosuppressive medications, greater understanding of pediatric-specific pharmacokinetics and use of evidence-based medication protocols, says Teri Mauch, MD, pediatric nephrologist at Nebraska Medicine.Read More

Dec 82014

Omaha! We’re Celebrating Our Award-Winning Nephrology Service

We’ve worked hard to achieve this level of patient care. Our patients come to us when other treatments haven’t worked, and they need the resources of our very busy and comprehensive nephrology clinic.Read More

Nov 282014

World-Class Digestive and Liver Care – Close to Home

If you've been diagnosed with a digestive or liver disorder, it's important to know you're seeing the "best of the best" when you come to our clinic. Our specialists diagnose and treat all GI problems—including inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic disease, cancer of the GI tract and motility disorders.Read More

A new kidney transplant allocation system that is expected to take effect in December of 2014, will result in better long-term kidney survival as well as more uniform waiting times and kidney distribution for transplant candidates.Read More

June 242014

Pancreas Transplant Can Improve Quality of Life for Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Patients with difficult-to-manage Type 1 diabetes typically experience frequent swings in blood glucose levels, which can be difficult to control with some insulin regimens.Read More

May 132014

Extraordinary Innovations in Transplantation Conference

This conference will provide attendees with an overview of emerging trends in oncology, blood and marrow transplantation and solid organ transplantation. Join us as clinical experts provide insight into innovative approaches to the ongoing management and continuing support of patients with complex cancers and organ failures.Read More

Apr 82014

Nebraska Organ Recovery System Aims to Save More Lives in 2014

These transplants would not be possible without the individuals and families who make the decision to become an organ donor. One reason for our growth in transplants is that more people than ever made that selfless decision in 2013.Read More

Long-term dependence on total parenteral nutrition can result in significant risks to a patient. Complications such as end-stage liver disease, vein clotting or loss of central venous access due to the use of catheters to administer TPN are indications that your patient may be a candidate for an intestinal transplant.Read More

Mar 252014

Powerful Experience Leads to Song Dedication

Two close colleagues, Patrick Osborne and Larry Larson, became much closer after Osborne donated one of his kidneys to Larson on July 20, 2011.Read More

Feb 52014

Chronic Kidney Disease Education Program

For patients, family members and any one who is interested in Kidney DiseaseRead More

he need for kidney donors is greater today than ever before. The gap between the number of kidney donors and the number of people on the waiting list continues to grow, says Clifford Miles, MD, nephrologist at The Nebraska Medical Center.Read More

Aug 302013

Because He Could:

Pediatric Liver Transplant Program Provides Depth of Experience and Expertise

The Nebraska Medical Center has been a leader in both adult and pediatric liver transplants since the program was founded in 1985. The program averages approximately 80 adult liver transplants and 20 to 25 pediatric transplants annually.Read More

July 242013

10/10 Finding Balance

The pain that Rachel Smith felt just under her breastbone was like no pain she had ever felt before. It was debilitating pain; pain that caused her to drop to the floor unable to stand pain. On a scale of one to 10, it was a 10.Read More

July 222013

Lasting Impressions

Michael Moulton, MD, recalls with admiration the first few times his eyes were opened to the field of medicine. He was a young child standing beside his grandfather, Gordon Schulz, MD.Read More

June 212013

Kidney Paired Donation Program Increases Transplant Options

Today, there are more than 80,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant. Approximately 4,500 people will die while waiting for a kidney transplant in the United States.Read More

May 172013

Nebraska Medical Center Transplant Program Earns National Awards

The United States Department of Health and Human Services has named The Nebraska Medical Center's organ transplant programs several awards as part of a new recognition for increasing organ and tissue donation.Read More

Mar 292013

Extraordinary Innovations in Transplantation and Oncology Conference

This conference will provide attendees with an extensive overview of emerging technologies and innovative strategies for the treatment and management of complex oncology, blood/marrow stem cell transplant, and solid organ transplant patients.Read More

Diseases of the pancreas and biliary tract are often complex and difficult to manage. A new clinic at The Nebraska Medical Center, the Comprehensive Pancreatobiliary Disorders and Autologous Islet Transplantation Clinic, was developed to provide a full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches....Read More

Dec 212012

Neuroendocrine Tumor Clinic Specializes in Rare Carcinoid Tumors

Carcinoid tumors are rare and can be difficult to diagnose. Getting proper treatment for patients with these types of tumors can be even more challenging. The Nebraska Medical Center offers a Neuroendocrine Tumor Clinic to treat these difficult cases – one of a few in the country.Read More

Nov 152012

Good as Gold

Competing in swimming at the Transplant Games of America for the first time, Peter Jurich proudly donned six gold and two silver medals around his neck when the Games were over.Read More

We are excited to announce the establishment of the UNMC Comprehensive Pancreatobiliary Disorder and Autologous Islet Transplantation Clinic. This multidisciplinary clinic was developed to provide a full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for a wide variety of non-malignant pancreatic and biliary diseases.Read More

The best outcomes are achieved with patients who receive a transplant before they require dialysis, says Clifford Miles, MD, nephrologist and assistant professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).Read More

Once used primarily as a bridge to transplant, the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is emerging as a long-term option for many patients with end-stage heart failure.Read More

Aug 72012

Liver Transplant Program Earns an International Recognition

Register now to join us in Omaha July 13-14, to Celebrate Life at the Annual Transplant Reunion.Read More

Jun 82012

Register now for the 2012 Transplant Reunion

Register now to join us in Omaha July 13-14, to Celebrate Life at the Annual Transplant Reunion.Read More

Jan 92012

Dr. Joann Schaefer Sets the Pace After Transplant

As the chief medical officer for the state of Nebraska, Dr. Joann Schaefer has a lot of responsibility. As the recipient of a liver transplant, she feels additional responsibility: to be a role model of healthy living. She finished 7 half marathons in one year and has no plans to slow down. In this story from KETV, she said, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift. That's why it's the present." Read More

Nov 252011

Living-Liver Donor Program Offers New Hope

Learn how our Living-Liver Donor Program has helped Russ Hart regain his health after years of battling liver disease. Read More

Aug 182011

Donor Drive 2011

We need you to reach our goal! We're committed to adding 10,000 people to the Donor Registry of Nebraska. Read More

Liver Transplant Program Celebrates 25 Years

Kidney Transplant Program Celebrates 40 Years

Video tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Kidney Transplant Program. Read More

Dec 62010

Surviving Against All Odds

Stephanie Haines is in the prime of her life. At just 25 years old, success seems to follow her: the valedictorian of her high school class, the recipient of a full-ride college scholarship, two college degrees under her belt and a rising accountant at a large Omaha business. Read More

Oct 12010

A Mother Shares Words of Home

Omaha, Neb. - Listen to a mother share her daughter's journey through Intestinal Rehabilitation. Read More

Oct 12010

Russel's Story

Omaha, Neb. - Listen to a patient tell his story of hope and healing. Read More

Sept 192010

Giving the Gift of Life

After soul-searching, youth minister donates his liver to a member of his church family. Read More

Jun 12010

Transplant Team Performs First Combined Kidney/Heart Transplant

Omaha Neb.- An Omaha man is recovering well after undergoing an historic operation at The Nebraska Medical Center two weeks ago. David Gildea was the first patient at The Nebraska Medical Center to receive a combined heart and kidney transplant. Read More

Jul 292009

Father of Transplant Patient Also Gets New Heart

Omaha, Neb. - Bruce Prenosil's word for 2009 is "believe." A "believe" sign sits on his fireplace mantel. And wherever he goes, the word just seems to jump out at him. Read More

Omaha, Neb. - It is a medical Catch-22; the nutritional supplement necessary to keep children with failing intestines alive can also damage another vital organ. Read More

May 232009

Creating New Pathways in Treatment

Since the inception of the liver transplant program in 1985, the surgical team that is one facet of the world-renowned liver disease program at The Nebraska Medical Center has performed 2,534 liver transplants.Read More

Mar 262009

Region's First Clinic for Carcinoid Cancer Opens at The Nebraska Medical Center

Heart Ball Princess Celebrates the Miracle of a Heart Transplant

Omaha, Neb. - A series of miracles; that's how some describe Petra Marcos' recovery from a critical heart infection. Read More

Jul 232008

Kidney 'Swap' Creates New Transplant Opportunities

Omaha, Neb. - The Nebraska Medical Center is taking part in a nationwide initiative to match more people needing a kidney transplant with people who are willing to donate. It's called a donor swap. It works by pairing two sets of donors and recipients who are incompatible with each other. Read More

May 192008

New Hope for Carcinoid Cancer Patients

Video - Carcinoid Cancer: An interview with a patient, physician and report from KPTM in Omaha, Neb. Read More

May 122008

Small Bowel Transplant Program at The Nebraska Medical Center Is Busiest Program in the Nation

Omaha, Neb. - The intestinal transplant program at The Nebraska Medical Center was one of the first of its kind in the nation when it began in 1990. Today it is the busiest. Read More

Apr 152008

Two Prominent Nebraska Doctors Become Patients in Living-Donor Liver Transplant

Omaha, Neb. - As the State of Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer, Joann Schaefer, M.D., knows a great deal about large-scale public health issues. Read More

Feb 82008

New York City Police Officer Praises The Nebraska Medical Center Transplant Program

Omaha, Neb. - Nebraska nurse, Roseann Mastio of Bellevue, wanted to make good on a promise when she told her brother-in-law, a retired New York City street cop, that she would donate her kidney to him. Read More

Transplant Reunion Celebrates Second Chances, Gift of Life

Omaha, Neb. - They come to celebrate, to see old friends and to make new ones. Several hundred transplant recipients will gather in Omaha on Saturday, July 28, 2007 for The Nebraska Medical Center's Transplant Reunion. Read More

May 142007

Unique Islet Transplant Offers Colorado Toddler Hope

Omaha, Neb. - Three-year-old Berlyn Alfredsen is much like any other little girl. She enjoys wearing her hair in a ponytail. Her eyes light up when she watches her favorite Elmo videos. And, brightly colored pictures decorate her room. Unlike other children, though, little Berlyn has spent much of her young life in and out of hospitals. She recently became the youngest patient known to undergo an autologous islet transplant. Read More

April 132007

Finding Fulfillment

All babies spit up. That’s what Nolan Miller’s parents thought after they brought him home Sept. 20, 2003, two days after he was born. But Nolan wasn’t just spitting up a little milk. Nolan was vomiting. Constantly. Then he stopped having bowel movements.Read More

Omaha, Neb. - It is a mark of quality, experience and of a significant service provided to patients. The Nebraska Medical Center is now officially certified as a heart transplantation center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Read More

Mar 272007

Liver Cancer Rates Expected to Rise, Hope for Patients Found at The Nebraska Medical Center